North Minneapolis: 2 found dead in alleys identified

Two men killed within 23 hours and about 10 blocks of each other in separate North Minneapolis incidents have been identified.

David Gossitt, 22, of Minneapolis was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound, said Minneapolis police and the Hennepin County medical examiner's office. Gossitt was found unresponsive in an alley on the 3900 block of Dupont Avenue North at about 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, said Sgt. Stephen McCarty.

To the south on Saturday night, Kerry Scott, 41, of Hopkins died from "multiple blunt force injuries," police and the medical examiner's office said. Scott was found dead in the alley in the 3300 block of Girard Avenue North at about 11 p.m.